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SUGAR DISBENSING ONTAINER Filed April '1. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 PatentedApr. 2, 1929.

entran cerrarse AUGUSTUS ABBOTT,

OF SAN DEGO, OALIFQRNIA., ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSEGNMENTS,

T0 TAYLOR BROTHERS MANUFACTURING CQRPQRTON, OF MART, ENBANA,

A. CORPORATION 0F NDANA.

d SUGAR-DISPENSENG CONTMNEB).

Application filed April i,

My invention relates to a sugar dispensing container, and the objects ofmy invention are: rst, to providel a container for dispensing sugar orotherl similar products in measured quantities; second, to provide acontainer of this class for dispensing its contents in substantiallyuniform spoonfuls o1' otherfixed units of measure; third, to provide acontainer of this class by which the product contained therein isadapted to be drawn or discharged from or near the bottom of thecontainer, and which product is not retarded in its flow ordischarge orotherwise materially affected by the crust usually forming on top ofsugar and other similar products when standing for some time, as inthedispensing containers now in use; fourth, to provide a container of thisclass which is providedgwith a relatively large discharge opening sothat the product contained therel in may not readily clog the dischargemeans; fifth, to provide a container of this class which will functionequally as well whenthe container is lled or when it is substantiallydrained of its contents, and by which substantially the last spoonful ofits contents may be discharged through its discharge means; sixth, toprovide a novelly constructed dispensing container of this class, andseventh, to provide such a container which is very simple and economicaloff construction, durable, simple in its action, and which will notreadily deteriorate or get out of order.'

With these -and other objects in view, as J will appear hereinafter, myinvention consists of certain novel features of construction,combination and arrangementof parts and portions, as' will behereinafter 'described in lio detailv and particularly set forth in theap' pended claims, reference being had tothe ac- 0 companying drawingsand to the characters of reference thereon, which form a part of thisapplication, in which: l

Figure l is a sectional elevational viewof my dispensing container inoneform of construction, with the section taken through the middle thereof;Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view thereof, taken through 2,-.-2 ofFig. 1 ;4

. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view therel of, with the sectiontaken throughJ the middle, showing the same in a position to discharge ameasured quantity of its contents, and showing certain parts andportions thereof in elevation to facilitate the illustration;

1924. Serial No.. 703,542.

lFig. d is a sectional oo .i

and Fig. 'K is a transverse sectional view thereof, with the sectiontaken through 2f-7 of Fig. 6.

Like characters of reference refer to similar parts and portionsthroughout the several views of the drawings. l

rllhe main container member g1, cover 2, discharge tube 3, and thedischarge tube sup'- porting member 4, constitute the principal partsand portions of my sugar dispensing container in one form ofconstruction.

The main container member l, which is preferably made of glass, isprovided at its upper end with a removable cover 2, which is screwablysecured to the threaded portion la at the upper' end of the containermember 1. Said container member is provided with a measuring well orpocket lb at its lower end or bottom, of only suicient capacity'tocontain or furnish the amount of sugar or other product desired to bedischarged through the discharge tube 3 at one time. ln

said well or pocket 1b is positioned the lowerv end of the dischargetube 3, which extends upwardly therefrom through the cover 2. yAt

the lower end of the discharge tube is provided an inverted funnelshaped portion 3, which is slightly smaller at its periphery than thedistance across the upper portion of the Well 'or pocket 1* in thecontainer member. will be here noted that the enlarged portion 3 ispositioned below the upper end of the well 1b. At the upper portion ofthe inside of the discharge tube is secured the tube supporting springmember` 4, which extends through anbpening 3f in the wall of thedischarge tube and is adapted to engage the outside of the cover 2 forsupporting the discharge tube, When desiring to remove the cover, thespring member 4r is depressed which releases the` cover from engagementtherewith. Intermediate the ends of the tube 3 is provided anannularshoulder 3b, which is adapted to engage the inner side of of' the funnelshaped portion 3a of the tube to be shifted laterally by gravity aboutits pivotal support in thelcover 2, permitting the inverted, funnelshaped portion 3a at the inner end thereof to engage the walls of thewell l", thus facilitatingy the discharge of substantially all of thecontents ofthe well lb into and out of the discharge tube. lt will benotedthat the space between the outer portion of the inverted, funnelshaped portion 3 and the wall of the well l", when the container ispositioned as shown in lilig. 3, is not adapted to permit an appreciablepart of the contents trappedlin the well lb to be discharged intothe-main portion of the container when the same is tilted to theposition stated.

ln the slightly modied form of construction of my dispensingcontainer,shown in Figs. t and 5, the outer or peripheral portion of the funnelshaped port-ion 3x71 at the normali llower end of` the discharge tube 3is of su stantially the same size and crosssection as. the measuringwell and is provided with a cutaway lportion 3 at one side thereof topermit the contents of the main compartment of the container member l tobe discharged into the measuring well. it the periplier of the Vfunnelshaped. portion 3u of the ischarge tube is secured av downwardlyextending supporting member 5, which extends preferably more thanhalfway around the wall of the measuring well,V thus fixedly positioningthe lower end of the discharge tube 3 at the lower end of the container.'llhe otter end 3d of the discharge tube, in this modified form ofconstruction, is cut od at an angle forming a spout, which serves as aguide for positioning or tilting the container for discharging thecontents therefrom so that when the outer or longer portion of the spoutofthe discharge tube is positioned downwardly, when the container istilted, the open or cut-away portioirfat the lower end of the tubeextends upwardly,

thus preventing the contents in the measuring well to be discharged intothe main compart- 'ment ofthe container.

` ln the other modied form of construction, shown in Figs., 6 and t ofthe drawings,

the discharge tube 3 is positioned to one sideA inet/,eer

laterally at its lower end andyextends to the side walls of thecontainermember l andy l preferably more than halfway from the bottom of thecontainer tothe cover 2, Said plate divides the interior of thecontainer the other and serving as a measuring well, as described inconnection with the other structures. Said plate 6 is held in position`against the walls of the container member l b means of a spring member 7secured att e lower end thereof and extending across the bottom of thecontainer member to the opposite side thereof, as shown in the drawings.Intermediate the end'sof the discharge` tube 3 and below the cover 2 isprovidedanother spring member 8, which is adapte-d to beengaged ,bythecover 2 for supporting the discharge tube 3 in position. lin` thismodified' form of construction the cover 2` v 'is secured to the upperopen end of the container member 1 by means of a thumb screw 9. 'llhelower end ofthe discharge tube 3 extending into the smaller measuringcompartment is cut away at its inner side, indicated by 3e in lBig. 6,and bent outwardly as shown best in Fig. 7, so that the contents lof thecontainer in the measuring well are adapted to be directed into thedischarge tube pensing position. llt will be noted that by thisconstruction the contents of the container discharged at one time aresubstantially uniform, as described in connection with thev 3 when thecontainer is'tilted to the dise` i 'ico container member 1 and that theldischarge tu ey 3 may be loosely positioned at its lower end within themeasuring compartment or well thus formedn llt is obvious from thisconstruction, as

illustrated in the drawings and disclosed in the foregoingspecification, that there is provided a container for dispensing thecontents .thereof in measured quantities as aimed at and set forth inthe objects of the invention,

land though'il have shown and described a particular construction,rcombination and arrangement of parts and portions and certainmodiications thereof, ll do Anot wish to-be limitedv to this particularconstruction, coinbination 'and arrangement, nor to the modiiications,but desire to include in the scope` of my invention the construction,combina# v tion and arrangement .substantially as set forth in theappendedclaimsu Having thus described my invention, what `l'claim as newand desire to secure by Letters r Patent, is:

l. lln a dispensing container, a container member provided with a maincompartment meneer having a measuringportion at the lower portionthereof, said measuring portion being adapted to receive substantiallythe amount of the contents adapted to be dispensed at one time from themain compartment of said container member, a cover for said containermember, and a long discharge member positioned in said container memberwith its upper end loosely, pivotally and removably supported on saidcover and its lower end extending into the measuring portion ot saidcontainer member, and normall spaced on 'all sides from the side wall:torming the measuring portion of said container member and adapted toengage the one side of the same when said container member is tilted.

2. Tn a dispensing container, a container member provided with a maincompartment having a measuring portion at the lower portion thereof,said measuring portion being adapted to receive substantially the amountof `the contents adapted to be dispensed at one time from the maincompartment ot said container member, a cover vfor 'said containermember, and a long discharge member pivotally supported near its outerend by said cover and extending into the measuring portion of saidcontainer member.

3. Tn a dispensing container, a container member provided with a maincompartment having a measuring compartment at the lower portion thereof,a cover for said container member, and a long discharge memberpositioned in said container member with its lower end extending intosaid measuring compartment and pivotallysupported near its other end bysaid coverohe lower portion of said discharge member ing spaced fromthe'wall of said measuring compartment providing passage means forfilling said measuring compartment from said main compartment.

4. lin a dispensing container, a container member provided with a mainand a meas-v uring compartment communicating with each other, the latter,forming an extension of the former, a cover for the container, and

a discharge tube positioned in said container and readily removably andshiftably supported near its upper end on saidcover and relative -to themeasuring compartment whereby the contents of the container member maybe slightly agitated-without removing said tube from its dischargeposition.

5. Tn a dispensing; container, a container member provided with a maincompartment and also with a measuring compartment at the lower portionof said container member communicating with said main comparttitl) ment,and a discharge tube positioned within y said container member with itsnormally lowerend loosely extending into said measuring compartment andnormally spaced on all sides from the side wall forming said measuringcompartment permitting free agitating' movement relative to said sidewalls.

6. Tn a dispensing container, a container member providedwith a maincompartment havinga measuring portion at the lower por tion thereof,said measuring portion being ada ted to receive substantially the amountof t e contents adapted to be dispensed at one time from the maincompartment of said container member, a cover secured. to the upper openvend of said container member,

and a long discharge member positioned Iinv said container member withits normally lower end extending loosely into said measuring portion andwith its normally outer end loosely sup orted by said cover whereby thecontents o the container member may be readily agitated without removingthe discharge member from its discharge position,said discharge memberbeing adapted 'to be shifted relative to the measuring portion from theouter end of the discharge member.

lln vtestimony whereof, ll have hereunto set my handat San' Diego,California, this 27th day oit March, 1924.

' AUGUSTUS ABBOTT.

